The present book is an attempt to grapple with Yoder's critics in order to decide how to move forward with a revised "Yoderian" theology. Pitts suggests how that revision should be accomplished by first providing an overview of the current state of Yoder scholarship and this book's place within it; then proposing an argument that Yoder's theology can profitably read as a "sociological theology" that exhibits reductive tendencies, but which can be revised to be non-reductive; and finally offering an outline and justification of the proposed method of revision, which involves putting Yoder's...
The present book is an attempt to grapple with Yoder's critics in order to decide how to move forward with a revised "Yoderian" theology. Pitts sugges...
Anabaptist Witness is a global Anabaptist and Mennonite dialogue on key issues facing the church in mission. Consideration of the church's missional constitution and context lead to the claim that interaction with religious others is a necessary element of Anabaptist witness. But what does this interaction look like? What should it look like? What resources do Christian theology and missiology offer as guides to understanding and engaging other religions? The essays in this issue of Anabaptist Witness offer various responses to these questions, questions that make up the field of the...
Anabaptist Witness is a global Anabaptist and Mennonite dialogue on key issues facing the church in mission. Consideration of the church's missional c...
The articles in the present issue of Anabaptist Witness show how Anabaptists and Mennonites, as well as others, have followed and might follow the Spirit in mission. Articles cover the following topics: Anabaptism and the Pentecostal-Charismatic movement; early charismatic expressions among Russian Mennonite Brethren; Spirit-empowered witness and the church in South Africa; Anabaptist inspiration for the church in postmodern Britain; and the story of the Meserete Kristos Church in Ethiopia. The issue also features poetry and book reviews.
The articles in the present issue of Anabaptist Witness show how Anabaptists and Mennonites, as well as others, have followed and might follow the Spi...